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Summarizes current law regarding coverage for preexisting conditions under a health insurance policy.

Discusses "no pay, no play" auto insurance law, which states have enacted such a law and whether Connecticut considered adopting one.

Discusses federal and state-level individual mandate penalties.

Discusses federal and state status of net neutrality issues

Discusses the federal fine for not having health insurance as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) P.L. 111-148, as amended). Also discusses whether any Connecticut residents have paid this federal fine.

Discusses whether Connecticut or other states regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

Discusses whether the legislature could pass a law prohibiting the transport of fracking waste through Connecticut.

Discusses how other states' statutes define "agritourism."

Discusses whether a person aged 62 to 65 who has experienced a qualifying life event causing that person to lose job-based health insurance coverage may elect coverage under the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or whether the federal Affordable Care Act requires that person to obtain individual coverage through the state's health insurance exchange.

Discusses whether any states ban smoking in state parks.

Discusses states that require people to purchase auto liability insurance, uninsured motorist coverage, and underinsured motorist coverage. Updates and replaces OLR research report 2013-R-0258.

Discusses whether New York, New Jersey, or any New England state allows bear hunting.

Discusses whether any states limit the amount an insured person must pay toward prescription drugs that are covered by a health insurance policy.

Discusses whether other states limit the ability of health insurers to change their prescription drug formularies like SB 373 (2016) proposed to do in Connecticut.

Discusses whether any state insurance departments have explicitly banned property and casualty insurers from using "price optimization" in the ratemaking process.

Discusses regulatory review process for insurer acquisitions, such as the July announcement of Anthem, Inc.'s proposed acquisition of CIGNA Corporation.

Discusses whether any states have laws that prohibit a person from leaving an animal in an unattended motor vehicle.

Discusses requirements and age restrictions for operating a boat or personal watercraft in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

Discusses Connecticut's ban on hunting within 500 feet of an occupied building.

Discusses requirements for obtaining real estate salesperson and broker licenses, including fees and reciprocity, in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

Discusses whether there is a state or federal requirement that the state health insurance exchange offer at least one plan that does not cover elective abortion services.

Discusses whether commercial breeders need a license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), what standards of care USDA-licensed breeders have to comply with, and how many USDA-licensed breeders there are in Connecticut.

Discusses the Animal Legal Defense Fund's model animal abuser registry law and animal abuser registry laws in New York's Albany, Rockland, and Suffolk counties. Also discusses whether the Connecticut General Assembly has considered legislative proposals for an animal abuser registry.

Discusses whether any states have laws that prohibit the subrogation of underinsured motorist insurance claims.

Discusses federal and state laws and regulations that establish standards for the care of animals by dog and cat breeders.

Discusses U.S. municipalities that have ordinances banning the retail sale of dogs and reviews San Diego, California's recently adopted ordinance.

Discusses laws regulating portable electronics insurance (i.e., insurance coverage for repairing or replacing lost, stolen, or damaged portable electronic devices.

Discusses the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (P.L. 111-148), as amended.

Discusses which states require people to purchase auto liability insurance, uninsured motorist coverage, and underinsured motorist coverage.

Discusses weapons that have been used in mass shootings in the United States since the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado on April 20, 1999.

Discusses whether any states exempt people who are blind from state fishing requirements.

Discusses whether any states prohibit breed specific local ordinances.

Discusses how other states have dealt with reduced funding for state parks.

Discusses whether any other states use online motor vehicle insurance verification systems that police can use to determine if a vehicle is insured.

Discusses whether there was a law change that allows more horse slaughterhouses, how someone would go about opening a slaughterhouse in Connecticut, and whether other states ban slaughtering horses.

Compares federal and state religious employer exemptions for insurance coverage of contraceptives as of Aug. 2011.

Discusses the "essential health benefits package" required by the 2010 federal health care reform act, including recent guidance from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) on certain benchmark plans. Also discusses whether the state's mandated insurance benefits will be included in the benefit package.

Discusses federal and state continuation of group health insurance requirements. Revises and updates OLR research report 2008-R-0682 to incorporate PA 10-13, which extended the period of continued coverage for certain qualifying events from 18 to 30 months.

Discusses how shelters accommodated pets during Tropical Storm Irene in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.

Discusses whether there is a state or federal law that protects trade secrets. Also discusses whether an insurance company's income and how the company spends it can be protected as a trade secret.

Discusses whether Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, or Rhode Island require an insurance agency to notify customers that the agency is owned by an insurance company.

Discusses whether Connecticut law prohibits possessing a skunk as a pet and whether any legislation has been proposed in the last 15 years to allow such possession. Updates OLR research report 2003-R-0394, regarding other states that permit possession of skunks.

Discusses whether the states that permit hurricane deductibles in homeowners insurance policies do so by statute or regulation.

Discusses zebra mussels, including how people can minimize their spread. Also discusses whether any of the states in the Great Lakes or New England regions have passed legislation relating to zebra mussels.

Discusses key provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, PPACA), amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 111-152, HCERA), that affect private health insurance.

Discusses the penalties for disturbing inland wetlands in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.

Discusses whether the federal health care reform law provision that restricts annual limits applies to the Charter Oak Health Plan, which currently imposes a $ 100,000 annual benefit limit.

Discusses whether other states regulate an auto insurer's requirement that vehicle repairs be made with parts supplied by non-original equipment manufacturers (non-OEM) and if any require disclosure of the requirement.

Discusses machine-readable health insurance identification (ID) cards (e.g. cards with bar codes that embed patient information that health care providers can access), specifically, whether other states require such bar codes on ID cards.

Summarizes the major health care reform proposals at the federal level.